
8 February 2025 | 7 replies
If Apartment A is a 2-bed/1-bath with a washer/dryer and Apartment B is a 1-bed/1-bath with no washer/dryer, Apartment A should pay a higher rate.

28 January 2025 | 14 replies
There are also 'mezz' lenders (typically for larger transactions) who will cover up to 90% CLTV and require you to bring the remaining equity to the deal, and additionally there is Gap Funding in the form of unsecured personal debt.The latter can potentially be the most expensive option, but allows for true 100% financing as there are no restrictions for how to use these funds, as they are unsecured, and generally obtained through personal credit, income etc (since there is no collateral for obtaining these funds).

29 January 2025 | 15 replies
No one accountant is an expert in all areas in the tax code, so best to figure out what you want first in the world of real estate and then dive deeper there.

23 January 2025 | 1 reply
Quote from @James Jefferson: Hi, I have a family member that had a reverse mortgage on their property it's a 3b 1b 1 acre of land heats by oil no hvac and on well water.

23 January 2025 | 56 replies
And there was no limit.

31 January 2025 | 12 replies
@Kaaren Hall after seeing your post i called them right away, their fees are extremely high for an HSA that for the most part most people don't have a lot of money in.I max my HSA every year, but if you have a self only plan you can only put about 4k /yr and if you have some medical bills it's less.they are also very restrictive on taking money out, and no CC to pay the doctor. prior to speaking with them I was extremely excited to see this opportunity you suggested, but after my conversation I'm no longer...I will look for other options now that I see there may be some, so thanks so much for bringing it up.

4 February 2025 | 13 replies
Frankly, no matter how well you do safety, dumb guests will find some way to hurt themselves so insurance is a top priority.

19 February 2025 | 29 replies
A lot of people think they can just come to the Midwest, buy C or D property with no team in place and reap cash flow.

24 January 2025 | 36 replies
It's no wonder they ditched the master lease structure - easy to see now how they were losing money on it.

23 January 2025 | 4 replies
that we’ve learned in our 24 years, managing almost 700 doors across the Metro Detroit area, including almost 100 S8 leases:Class A Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, 3-5 years for positive cashflow, but you get highest relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% the more recent norm.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 680+ (roughly 5% probability of default), zero evictions in last 7 years.Class B Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, decent amount of relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% should be applied only if proper research done to support.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 620-680 (around 10% probability of default), some blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 5 yearsClass C Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, high cashflow and at the lower end of relative rent & value appreciation.